(1) This Act applies to incorporated friendly societies as it applies to companies.

(2) References in this Act to a company, or to a director or an officer of a company include, respectively, references to an incorporated friendly society within the meaning of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 or to a member of the committee of management or officer, within the meaning of that Act, of an incorporated friendly society.

(3) In relation to an incorporated friendly society every reference to a shadow director shall be omitted.

(3A) In relation to an incorporated friendly society, this Act applies as if -

(a) sections 6(1)(a)(ii) and (3)(d), 7(2)(b), 8ZA to 8ZE and 11A were omitted;

(b) references in sections 7(4)(a) and 15A(3)(b) to a company which has been dissolved without becoming insolvent were omitted.

(4) [deleted]